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Anthropology: Reference

Reference

Countries and Their Cultures
225 countries are described,focusing on the ways of life of the people, and the main forces affecting them. For each country there is a mix of demographic, historical, social, economic, political, and religious information.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary and subject specific research in areas such as art, business, education, history, etc.

Organizations/Associations

American Anthropological Association News about the association, careers, and resources.

Dictionaries

Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
A searchable A-Z list of definitions in the social sciences. Includes 1000 entries covering the disciplines of sociology, criminology, political science and women's study with an emphasis on Canadian examples.

Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.

Encyclopedias

Britannica Academic
Includes the Encyclopedia Britannica, World Data Analyst (statistics on the countries of the world), Gateway to the Classics (significant works in literature, philosophy, history, and science), Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, and more.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
Includes over 900 full-text articles addressing topics such as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history.